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The top ministry moments of 2014

January 2, 2015February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments 2014, 2015, best of, christian church, life group, livestream, ministry, new life christian church, none, online campus, relationships, social media, top

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope you had a great New Year’s celebration with your friends and family. As I

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Online Community is REAL Community

November 13, 2014February 21, 2018 Tom Pounder 0 Comments community, connections, facebook, friendship, iministry, media, online, relationships, small group, social media, twitter

In an interview with Yahoo News and Finance anchor Bianna Golodryga, Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey was asked about the role Twitter

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Are we too busy for this?

September 29, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments community, fellowship, patience, relationships, time

I had the opportunity of taking my mom to her chemo treatment a few weeks ago. It was something I’ve

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Student Ministry 

the Social Sidekick: Drinking Less because of Social Media?

April 23, 2014 Tom Pounder 0 Comments alcohol, beer, community, facebook, Instagram, party, relationships, social media, Teens, twitter, underage drinking, wine

A recent study done in Austraila by their National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre is suggesting that many teens are going

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the Monday Morning Debrief: Signing Day

February 17, 2014February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments college football, ncaa, nfl, recruitment, relationships, signing day

A few weeks ago  was the NCAA College Football National Signing Day.  This was the day that all the top

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Student Ministry 

Chowtime – 8/24

August 24, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments back to school, bully, bullying, community, connection, high school, middle school, narcissism, relationships, school, Teens

Whether your students are back to school or getting ready to go back to school, this is a little BACK-TO-SCHOOL

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Student Ministry 

Chowtime – 5/24

May 25, 2013 Tom Pounder 0 Comments abuse, baptism, dating, devotionals, effectiveness, fun, jfk, memorial day, Parents, questions, quiet times, relationships, youth groups, youth ministry

Here are some things you can take a bit out of… Stat to Chew on…About one in 11 teens reports

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Student Ministry 

Real Dinner + Conversations = Win

May 16, 2013March 5, 2016 Tom Pounder 1 Comment conversations, dinner, purpose, relationships, youth group

Right before spring break, we had a bunch of college students from Johnson University come over to our church (New

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Run Focused: Relationships that help

April 12, 2013February 28, 2020 Tom Pounder 0 Comments emotions, friendships, health, listening, ministry, relationships, run, venting, vulnerable

In the past, I have posted that in order to be truly effective in ministry, you have to be running

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the Monday Morning Debrief: NCAA Tourney = Great Relationship Builder

March 25, 2013March 11, 2018 Tom Pounder 2 Comments bracket, butler, conversations, georgetown, ncaa, relationships, slam dunk, tournament, young life

I’ve posted about why I think the NCAA Tourney is great for ministry before. But this year, it is even

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